Los Angeles Times Children’s Bestsellers

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.

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*--* 1 DUCK ON A BIKE by David Shannon (Blue Sky: $15.95) A duck spies a red bicycle and goes for a wild ride around the farmyard. Ages 4-8 2 THE RECESS QUEEN by Alexis O’Neill (Scholastic: $15.95) A little girl becomes a hero when she uses kindness to handle a playground bully. Ages 4-8 3 THE BAD BEGINNING by Lemony Snicket (HarperTrophy: $9.95) The orphaned Baudelaire children go to live with a creepy relative. Ages 9-12 4 RIP SQUEAK AND HIS FRIENDS by Susan Yost-Filgate (Smallfellow Press: $16.95) Two mice and their friends entertain a lonely kitten. Ages 4-8 5 FAREWELL, MY LUNCHBAG by Bruce Hale (Harcourt: $4.95) Chet Gecko and his mockingbird partner, Natalie, must catch a cafeteria villain. Ages 9-12 6 OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! by Dr. Seuss (Random House: $17) The good doctor reminds everyone of their boundless potential. All ages 7 THE PAPER PRINCESS by Elisa Kleven (Puffin: $6.99) A princess made of paper blows away from her maker. Ages 4-8 8 MONSTER MUSEUM by Marilyn Singer (Hyperion: $14.99) Schoolkids take a tour of a creepy museum where the monsters are wax replicas, or are they? Ages 4-8 9 THE ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY by Dav Pilkey (Blue Sky: $16.95) Fourth graders George and Harold create a mini comic book hero. Ages 8-12 10 A SINGLE SHARD by Linda Sue Park (Clarion: $15) In 12th century Korea, a 12-year-old boy dreams of becoming a great artisan. Ages 10-14

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